Author Topic: Short osage Recurve  (Read 13936 times)

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huntersim

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #15 on: August 07, 2007, 07:05:52 pm »
Neat bow and a nice job.

a finnish native

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #16 on: August 14, 2007, 04:50:23 pm »
donät want to push you, but if no one else is waiting I shure am  ;)

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #17 on: August 15, 2007, 12:13:34 am »
That's a great looking bow, the tiller, snake skin, everything together. I love short bows, jbell have some faith , maple is a good bow wood, if the holes aren't too deep, and not near the limb edges you may be ok.
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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #18 on: August 15, 2007, 08:40:42 pm »
That's my teacher, Thanks for all your help

Offline DanaM

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #19 on: August 16, 2007, 05:06:20 am »
Looks like speedy little bow and the grub hole is too cool.
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Offline Marc St Louis

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #20 on: August 16, 2007, 10:12:20 am »
Very nice and well made bow bow.
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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #21 on: August 16, 2007, 10:38:51 am »
donät want to push you, but if no one else is waiting I shure am  ;)

Oh...dang!  I forgot to make the other picture. I've been swamped this week at work and just plain forgot it!
I hate getting old!!!!! >:(    I'll do it this weekend.  Sorry

Here is the closest thing to an unstrung profile that I have right now. The bow has less than 1/2" of deflex when first unstrung and will creep back to no deflex after it's been unstrung for about a half hour.

Thanks everyone for the compliments.

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #22 on: August 16, 2007, 11:26:07 am »
Sweet little bow. Looks like a hunter.
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a finnish native

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #23 on: August 16, 2007, 03:51:08 pm »
no rush

Offline RT

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #24 on: August 21, 2007, 07:03:27 am »
Hi Sabanim, I suppose with such short bow, it bend at the handle where u glue on the leather?

do u have any pictures on glue up? i am trying to build a short bow too 50" at 24" and would sure like some tips.

Thanks
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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #25 on: August 21, 2007, 06:39:50 pm »
Hi RT

I built the handle section up by gluing on layers of leather and then shaping it to fit my hand.
I just laced on some soft leather to cover it all up after that. The leather "riser" just bends right along with the handle core when you
draw it back.

Hope that helps
Bill

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #26 on: August 27, 2007, 11:26:09 pm »
That is a big fella in the picture, He looks like someone I know.

Offline david w.

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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #27 on: August 27, 2007, 11:55:37 pm »
thats one awesome bow
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Re: Short osage Recurve
« Reply #28 on: August 30, 2007, 02:12:55 am »
Great, just what I wanted to see, another wonderfull bow. Don't you guys who make these things know how much the rest of us AGGONIZE over what bow to vote for. Geez...... ;)